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Plessy V. Ferguson
Supreme court case that legalized racism and slavery. -
NAACP
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The Sit Ins
A form of protest in which African Americans sat at a segregated counter and refused to leave until they were served. -
Brown V. Board Of Education Of Topeka
a supreme court case in which the segregation of schools was ruled unconstitutional. -
Emmett TIll
Emmett Till was brutally murdered after flirting with a white girl down in the south -
Rosa Parks
Refused to move seats on the bus for a white person. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
After Rosa Parks sat in the front of a bus and was arrested, many African Americans began to boycott public buses as a form of protest. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Believed in peaceful resistance to whites. Also was chosen to lead the Montgomery bus boycott. -
Little Rock School Integration
8 African American students were integrated into a school under the protection of the NAACP and some soldiers. -
Race Riots
Large groups of African Americans rioting in different areas around the United States. -
De Jure Vs. De Facto Segregation
De Jure- Based on practices and customs. Mainly in North.
De Facto-Based on laws, Mainly in South. -
Freedom Rides
White activists in conjunction with African Americans took an unsegregated bus ride down south. -
March on washington
250,000 people met at Washington to persuade congress to pass a bill that gave equal access to public accommodations. -
March from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights
600 protesters marched from Selma to Montgomery following Kings orders. -
Voting Rights act of 1965
Eliminated literacy tests making it easier for African Americans to vote.Federal Examiners could also enroll voters denied at the local level. -
Black Panther Party
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Thurgood Marshall
Supreme court justice who helped to win the Brown V. Board of Education case. -
Malcolm X
Believed that rebellion had to be violent and that there was no such thing as a non-violent rebellion. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Banned discrimination based on sex, nationality, or religion, in public places. -
24th Amendment
All citizens can vote and shall not be denied due to not paying any taxes. -
March on Birmingham Alabama
Martin Luther King Jr. and a large amount of African American Children were Marching and preaching in Birmingham.
